Holiday airfares close to last year but climbing
November 9, 2009 ·
If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they’re likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets. Fares for travel around the holidays have been rising since late summer. Christmas fares are now running 4 percent below a year ago, and the gap is likely [...]
With airlines shrinking, your flight could be cut
November 4, 2009 ·
Airlines are cutting money-losing flights during the current travel slump, and that can cause headaches for passengers who bought tickets on those trips. The airlines will usually rebook a passenger on another flight close to the original schedule. But sometimes the change can mean a delay of several hours — even overnight. Travel experts say [...]
Thanksgiving travel options by the numbers
October 21, 2009 ·
Holiday surcharges. Bag fees. Fees for just about everything. Long airport security lines. Flying might not be your cheapest, quickest or most comfortable option to travel to grandma’s house this Thanksgiving. Consider taking the bus or Amtrak, driving or even renting a recreational vehicle for a family adventure. At an average $2.57 a gallon this [...]
Why 2010 will be the year of the travel deal
October 15, 2009 ·
If you thought the travel bargains were unbelievable this year, just wait until 2010. I’m fully aware that this prediction flies in the face of conventional wisdom. I mean, how many travel experts have you seen on TV lately, warning that the deals are going, going, gone? They’re everywhere. But they’re probably wrong. Consider: A [...]
Low-cost airlines all a-Twitter with customers
October 12, 2009 ·
A Seattle woman tweets from an airport that JetBlue’s birthday present to her was forgetting to put her wheelchair on her flight. Seven minutes later, an airline official tweets back that the crew will work quickly to make things right. On a Facebook page used by Delta Air Lines, a traveler suggests Delta wrap its [...]
Little-known airline fees that tug at your wallet
October 8, 2009 ·
You can make waves after your next flight on Allegiant Air, but it’s going to cost you extra to check your boogie board. The Las Vegas-based airline charges a $50 fee to check the rectangular piece of foam used by bodyboarding enthusiasts. Bowling balls, skateboards and bows and arrows also will cost you a fee [...]
How the travel industry can win you back
September 25, 2009 ·
The travel industry wants you back. But before you say “yes,” listen to Laura Salisbury, a teacher from San Jose, California. She mistakenly typed the wrong return date when she booked a vacation for her and her mother through Expedia. “All I wanted to do was give my mom a trip of a lifetime to [...]
